Bowl-hanger for electric lights.



LIG. MITCHELL & G. H. NORQUTST.

BOWL HANGER FOR ELECTRIC LIGHTS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT- 9. 1915.

\ Patented Nov. 30

Suvwvtonj s r'rnr Error.

LEE G. MrroHELL an]; eEonsE nonaurs'r, or OMAHA, NEBRASKA, assIGNoBs or own- HIRD, T0. connELIus LUNDGREN, or civraian, NEBRASKA.

BOW'L-HANGER FUR ELECTRIC LIGHTS.

Application filed September 9, 1915.

T v all whom it. may. concern Be it known that we, LEE G MrTonELL and GEORGE H. NoR oIsT, citizens of the United States, residing at Omaha, in the county of Douglas and State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bowl-Hangers for'Electric Lights, of which the'following is a specification. r

This invention relates to an improved hanger for supporting that class of electric li ht shades which are of bowl shape, and generally, by use of chains, are hung dependablv from the ceilin of a room and .1 D i permit a free pressure against the inner wall of the bowlbelow the convergent flange thereof, and also to permit adjustments to be made, within certain limits, correspond ing to the diameter of the bowl, andthereby preventing vibration or relative movementofthe springloop W1th reference to the bowl, the arms intermediate the loop and hooks providing convenient bearings for certain supporting-plates upon which to mount the sockets for the electric light bulbs, one of the objects for these features being to avoid the use of bolts, screws, nuts or other removable parts which often become lost or misplaced, and to provide a hanger having no detachable parts whatever, and which may be mounted within a bowl and installed for use by persons who are unskilled or inexperienced and unable to readily assemble complicated structures.

The invention consists ofthe novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as described herein and claimed, and as illustrated in the accompanying drawing, Wherein,

Figure l is aview in longitudinal section ofa bowl-shaped shade for electric lights, showing the bowl hanger, the loop therefor being in section. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the bowl hanger. Fig. dis a perspective view showing a part of the hanger,the sleeve Specification of Letters Patent. 7

Patentedh ov. 3B, 1%15.

Serial No. 49,663.

being in longitudinal section. Fig. 4 is a plan view of a supporting-plate.

Referring now to the drawing for a more particular description, it will be understood that the bowl shaped shade l is generally formed with an upwardly convergent part (1, below which the hanger must be placed for sustaining the weight of the shade, chains 2 generally being employed and attached to the hanger for a suitable connection with the ceiling.

In constructing this hanger, a loop 3 is provided by use of a resilient, metallic strand or wire bent to form the curved, inwardly convergent parts Z) arranged in pairs, to permit a limited relative swinging movement thereof when connecting the ends of the loop, after it has been inserted in the bowhsaid strand also forming the rectilinear arms e for the support thereon of the aperture/d plates 5 in which the threaded stems 6 ofthe sockets 7 for the electric lights are inserted, said metallic strand or wire also being bent to provide the hooks 8 with which the chains are connected.

At 9 is indicated a tubular member or sleeve in which one end of the loop is secured, preferably by being threaded therein, and within which the opposite end 0 of the loop may be disposed.

In operation, the resilient loop, which normally is of circular form may be so reduced in diameter that it may be inserted in the bowl, after which the free end 0 of the loop is inserted within the sleeve, the pairs of curved parts Z) of the loop moving toward each other to permit this operation. The loop, on account of its resiliency, will then be pressed against that part of the bowl of greatest diameter and any vibration or relative movement of the bowl and hanger will be practically prevented, the sleeve permitting longitudinal extension of the loop, but preventing any lateral movement thereof.

The supporting-plates 5 are preferably constructed of metal which is practically non-elastic, and are bent in such a manner that the bulbs for the electric lights may be maintained higher or lower in the bowl as may be desired, and at suitable angles. N

The plates preferably are incised longitudinallya's indicated at (Z shown in Fig. 4, to provide prongs e which may be wound upon the rectilinear arms 4 for a mounting of said plates.

Since the rectilinear arms 4: and curved arms 6, which are arranged in pairs, together with the hooks '8, are integral with the metallic strand, no screws, bolts or nuts are required, this being a feature of convenience and durability in use and of economy in manufacture, and on account understood that changes in form, size, proportion and minor details may be made without departing from the invention, the scope of which is determined by the appended claims.

What we claim as our invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is,-

1. A bowl hanger for the purpose described consisting of a resilient, metallic strand bent substantially to a loop-form and bent inwardly at longitudinal intervals of the loop to provide a plurality of inwardly convergent arms arranged in pairs, and to provide inwardly of each pair of convergent arms a pair of rectilinear arms with a terminal hook, a sleeve having a threaded connection with one end of the strand and adapted to loosely engage the opposite end thereof, and a plurality of supportingplates each being mounted on one of the pairs of rectilinear arms of said strand.

2. In a bowl hanger for electric lights, the combination of a resilient, metallic strand bent substantially to a loop-form and bent inwardly at longitudinal intervals to provide a plurality of inwardly convergent arms arranged in pairs and to provide, inwardly of each pair of convergent arms a terminal hook, a sleeve rigidly connected with one end of the strand to permit a slidable movement therein of the opposite end of the strand, and an apertured, nonelastic, metallic plate for supporting the socket for an electric light mounted on said strand between each hook and a pair of convergent arms.

3. In a bowl hanger for electric lights, the combination of a metallic strand bent substantially to-a loop-form and bent inwardly of the loop at longitudinal intervals to provide a plurality of hooks, a' sleeve rigidly connected with oneend ofthestrand to permit a slidable movement therein of the opposite end of the strand, and a plurality of apertured supporting-plates, each being mounted on said strand adjacent to a hook for supporting the socket for an electric light. 3 V

4. A bowl hanger for electric'lights consisting of a wire bent to substantially a loopform and bent at longitudinal intervals to provide a plurality of inwardly projecting arms arranged in pairs, and to provide a hook inwardly of each pair of arms, a sleeve rigidly connected with one end of the wire to permit a slidable movement therein of the opposite end of-said wire, and a plurality of apertured supporting-plates, each being incised to provide a plurality of prongs and disposed with its prongs in engagement with a pair of said inwardly projecting arms for supporting the socket for an electric light.

5. A bowl hanger. for electric lights consisting of a'wire bent substantially to a loopform and bent inwardly at longitudinal in tervals of the loop to provide a pluralityof inwardly convergent arms arranged in pairs, and to provide inwardly of each pair of convergent arms a terminal hook, a plurality of apertured supporting-plates each being incised to provide a plurality of prongs, each of said plates being disposed with its prongs 'in engagement with the wire adjacent to a hook for supporting a socket for an electric light, and means for connecting the ends of said wire.

6. A bowl hanger for electric lights con sisting of a wire bent to substantially a loop-form and bent at longitudinal intervals to provide a plurality of inwardly projecting arms arranged in pairs, and to provide a hook inwardly of each pair of arms, a plurality of elongated, apertured supporting-plates each being incised longitudinally to provide a pluralityof prongs and disposed with its prongs in engagement with a pair of said inwardly projecting arms for a support of a socket for an electric light, and a sleeve adapted to circumscribe the adjacent end-portions of said wire.

In testimony whereof, we have aliixed our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

LEE G. MITCHELL. GEORGE H. NORQUIST. Witnesses:

HIRAM A. Sronens, ARTHUR H. Sroaons- Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. G. 

